Second weekend without nuan

Friday

Morning: went to watch Pirates 3 with Weida. Rather funny, i sorta caught the storyline on the way. However, too many twists and turns such that you don't know who is on which side. Ending is quite sad!

Afternoon: worked with yanzhang in a one-day job. Stacking chairs for a open-air programme called CLAP (Community Life Arts Programme). Basically, saw many RJC students performing Chinese orchestra, martial arts display, etc. Very cheena performance. But they were good, especially the di zi (flute) solos. Then we had some program by a band made up of two ladies, sang some songs. Basically anyone who wants to perform can just submit their application to Central CDC (Community Development Council). My role: stack chairs, give out clappers, give people survey forms. My pay: $40.

So sorry to ask lin qun to run about to acquire something for jw, which i should be the one doing.

Night: supposed to meet with judy to discuss jw's birthday, we're both emceeing. Ended up half-joking on msn instead.

Saturday

Morning: brown bagging training by emed. Felt a bit useless lei, since i dunno what i'm taking pictures for. Then i forgot to let them see my video. Quite alot of effort on that one man.. shucks.

Afternoon: went for David Woo's Smoking Cessation event in Bedok. Felt quite important at the start, esp after they finished briefing us on how to test them on the carbon monoxide meter, but slacked. Woozie is also quite crazy to like ask us (me and choon han) to go outside the tent where it is HOT and MORE HOT, to attract smokers to come into the tent where we were to quit smoking. Most of them were like, "I don't smoke." Er. This is different from giving flyers, man. And poor choon han was sick, still tell him to walk under the sun.

Then afterwards slacked in the coolness of the tent, cos i think they dragged too many student helpers here and then there wasn't much to do, so i helped the temp staff there usher in the people who wanna quit smoking ("quitters"). Most of the "quitters" were quite friendly. Really salute the people outside trying to identify the smokers, and drag them in though. Must have taken alot of persuasion technique, which i suck at. In the end, didn't learn much though cos i was mostly ushering, not listening to pharmacists counselling the patient.

Night: Jw's birthday party, i'm the emcee/host. Quite alot of people came, i guess should number about 80 - family, pharmers, dancers from everywhere, JC friends etc. Shouted until tired, no choice but to let poor Judy take over sometimes. Really, we should have gotten mikes. But the place was nice. Bookmark it man next time for nuan. What i can describe is a restaurant in the middle of a stagnant lake, surrounded by bottle-shaped trees. Guess jw muz have prep a good lot for this birthday party, imagine, food, games, lucky draw...

Congratulations girl. you're 21.

Sunday

Woke up late (12noon) to find out that the FOC 07's dry run has already begun. Rushed over to Changi Village. Helped them with some of the games and FN. Details are classified...

It's good to see that there are still a bunch of juniors that are willing to take up this project. Really felt different playing and testing the games with them cos when it was FOC 06, what i saw were only names. Hearing those names being called, and placing name to face, really completes the whole picture. Plus, last year i hardly had an opportunity to actually play with the juniors. Sometimes i hear them talk about the fun that they had when they were playing last year, and i feel very good. I guess these things go on, even after the event has been long over. People may not remember the person in charge of it, but... i guess personal recognition is not important anymore... i guess i've helped propagate the ideas of fun in these young hearts, passing the stuff from the last batch to them, and i think that is reward enough.

Oh yar, tiongphew was there too. Wonder what was he there for... haha.
(xiuting and kelvin lai were there too. =) )